70.SleepingOz (unregistered)

Well, at least in the GPU the Snapdragon 600 is more powerful. And Adreno 320 is the only mobile GPU that supports OpenGL 3.0, all others only support OpengGL 2.1.
It also supports OpenCL 1.2 while others only support 1.1
So at least in GPU Qualcomm has the advantage both in power and in features.

snapdragon gpu is better than powervr.
the s4 on the top of 3dmark is snapdragon one and not exynos one.
and for geeks good news is snapdragon one supports official cm and exynos dose not.
though both are best

If the Snapdragon 600 was better the South Korean S4 would of been a Snapdragon 600 not an Exynos 5. South Korea always gets the best version of a Samsung phone, simple as that. Also the Exynos 5 GPU is more powerful than adreno 320.

People going off the 3dmark benchmark must also believe the note 2 has the worst gpu in any smartphone because it gets 9fps. Even though it between adreno 220 and adreno 320.

The only thing that breaks on the SGS4 and on previous generations is the GLASS display itself. That is because Gorilla Glass 2-3 have been extremely disappointing and somehow more fragile than the original Gorilla Glass.

Samsung does NOT make Gorilla Glass, however they are making a bendable display that will resolve that issue.

If you would stop trolling for a second and actually watch any drop test videos of the SGS3/SGS4, you will see that the display ONLY breaks when it's dropped face first or on the corners of the display itself. It barely even gets a scratch when it's dropped any other way, unlike the iPhone and other devices that use "premium" materials in their design.

I was going to say the same thing, but you stole the words from my hands.... :)
'holding it wrong', 'buy a case'; and now 'buy a card' from samsung....... I think arrogance comes naturally with success..........

How is using half the devices internal memory for gimmicks that they call "features" the bang for your buck? Apps get bigger in size all the time, especially with screen resolution at 1080p now, I would rather have more memory then silly gimmicks, if i want to scroll on my phone ill just use my finger, the phone is made for touching it, and its just as fast if not faster.

This kind of attitude is not good samsung... respect your customers ....For every problem they give arrogant answers ..they never said we will try to resolve the issue .... always " Buy our products ...but don't expect anything "

Samsung is clearly getting a little bit ahead of itself and being a pompous ass.
For starters, since we're in 2013 and Samsung being well aware that its Android+TouchWiz software is seriously eating up the internal memory inside the S4, the 16GB version should have been phased out and instead only the 32GB and 64GB versions should be retained. Nowadays, 9GB of free memory on a 16GB device is too limited and most people who consume a lot of media on their smartphones would agree about being severely restricted. Based on Samsung's arrogant reply to its consumers... I would say it should offer an apology as well as do something about it by offering a bundle of at least 8GB SD card with its 16GB S4 offering, to make up for the precious internal memory space lost.

Samsung is correct that internal memory is less than the actual memory in the specs. I just bought microSD card 64 GB only $60 but the actual memory is only 59 GB for my Galaxy S4. So stop complaining about intetnal memory decreased.

If you want sufficient storage then get a micro SD card. If you want wireless charging then buy a wireless charging case. Samsung is pulling an EA games with these microtransactions and it's a damn shame.

Only 8.8 Gb available out of 16 is a joke; one of my 16Gb phones had 12.2 out of box. That includes 5 bloatwares installed (which i removed later). S4 itself has a few of these 'features' which is pure gimmick to me and of no or limited practical use.

And really, how many people don't already have a MicroSD card? It is not as if MicroSD cards just hit the market. I purchased a 32 Gb card last year when I purchased my GS III. When the GS III was sold, the MicroSD card stayed with me.

Damn little things seem to multiply don't they? I've got a few SD cards laying around... one of which I have no idea where it came from; has pictures and other stuff on there of people I don't even know.

5.papss (unregistered)

If this would have been Apple or someone else, most of them would have said "It's a rip-off, breach of trust and let's sue them". But since its Samsung and android, these things won't apple, and most of them are going to be pretty fine with this (and Samsung's statement).

If you purchased this phone, wouldn't you feel you are being ripped? You are paying for 16GB and only getting 9. Forget the expandable memory, it's the principle of the thing...and this obviously applies to all phone / PC manfuacturers. Why should you pay for something you aren't getting.

well, you're not paying only for the 16 GB, you're paying for the features and performance. You're not even paying for the "premium" look that so many bitch about. If you're not paying for what those 7GB can do with the hardware then go and get an HTC ONE or an iphone, I'm sure that the 16 GB models of those phones have exactly 16 GB of free memory so you get exactly what you're paying for, right?

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